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On This Day · The 145th day of the year

May 25

May 25's record stretches 280 years, from 1738 to 2018. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Gemini is the sign for May 25 — read more on the Gemini page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 25?

May 25 is the 145th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1738 and 2018. Famous people born on May 25 include Ezekiel Kemboi, Emperor Shenzong of Song and Uta Frith.

Released on May 25

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Paralives
  • TV Spider-Noir

2023

  • Game Railway Empire 2

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1738

    Pennsylvania

  2. 1787

    Constitutional Convention (United States)

  3. 1878

    Gilbert and Sullivan

  4. 1895

    Oscar Wilde

  5. 1940

    World War II

  6. 1971

    Killing of Joetha Collier

  7. 1977

    William Shakespeare

  8. 1985

    Bangladesh

  9. 2009

    North Korea

  10. 2018

    Republic of Ireland

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 25

Ezekiel Kemboi

b. 1982

Emperor Shenzong of Song

b. 1048

Uta Frith

b. 1941

Toghon Temür

b. 1320

Daniel Passarella

b. 1953

Amy Klobuchar

b. 1960

Yoan Gouffran

b. 1986

Claude Pinoteau

b. 1925

Deaths

  • 2020George Floyd
  • 2014Wojciech Jaruzelski
  • 1968Georg von Küchler
  • 1595Valens Acidalius
  • 992Mieszko I
  • 986Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi

Holidays & observances

  • —Africa Day (African Union)
  • —African Liberation Day (African Union, Rastafari)
  • —Christian feast day: Aldhelm
  • —Christian feast day: Bede
  • —Christian feast day: Canius
  • —Christian feast day: Cristóbal Magallanes
  • —Christian feast day: Denis Ssebuggwawo Wasswa
  • —Christian feast day: Dionysius of Milan

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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